Wildflower Path – Get Well Card

Welcome back!  Design team time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#408) for a great color challenge. Sketch: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#320), the suggestion was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) one of the card samples from page 5 of the Sale-a-bration Brochure and I chose the bottom card. CAS (Clean and Simple) Style CardsContinue reading “Wildflower Path – Get Well Card”

Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy

How about a real clean and simple, simple stamping card?  Just Stamp, Ink and Paper!  This month, Stampin’ Up! has challenged us with #Simplestamping using Sale-a-bration products.  This time around I am using the Scenic Garden and Beautifully Happy stamp sets that can be earned for free until the end of February. Inspired by: CASContinue reading “Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy”

Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!

Welcome back!  Can you believe I have not yet had a chance to use the delightful Adorable Owls stamp set: a free Sale-a-bration selection?  Well, today is the day as we celebrate your day!  Happy Birthday. Challenges: TGIF (#408) Play with your Sale-a-bration goodies; Creative Colour (#76) for the Colors chosen; Tic Tac Toe (#197)Continue reading “Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!”

Wonderful Friend – Abigail Rose

Happy to be able to create another card for you this afternoon.  Guess what?  The sun has come out… Playing with Try Stampin’ On Tuesday’s (#592) Sketch and Creative Colour (#75) for a lovely friendship card. Here is the result: Steps: The fussy-cut Floral image was adhered to the side of the card front panelContinue reading “Wonderful Friend – Abigail Rose”

Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing

Welcome back!  It’s a dreary morning that just begs for some Sunshine and Rainbows. A bunch of challenges tie nicely into this theme. Case-ing, or CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) is a great way jump start a new creation. Two similar cards with vastly different treatments and color choices were used as inspiration today. TimeContinue reading “Swirls of Color – You’re Amazing”

Biggest Wish – Let’s Set Sail

Need a quick birthday card for a guy?  I have one for you… Working with Creative Colours (#73) and the suggested sketch presented by Global Design Project (#378). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Sails and Greeting were popped up with Dimensionals. ThanksContinue reading “Biggest Wish – Let’s Set Sail”

A Study in Red – Something Fancy Valentine

Welcome to the weekend!  Time to play in the Studio… Several challenges are going Red…and at this time of the year red often goes with a Valentine.  So here is my clean and simple take. Today’s Line-Up: Festive Friday (#126), Give a Crafter a Cookie (#176), Inkspirational (#282) , Paper Craft Crew (#503) and bringingContinue reading “A Study in Red – Something Fancy Valentine”

Vintage Bird – Nature Walk

A quick card for the Paper Players (#624) clean and simple Bird theme. A favorite bird, the wren, from the retired Nature Walk stamp set was selected for this challenge. Here is the result: Steps: A few Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added for a bit of sparkle.  A no greeting blank note card celebratingContinue reading “Vintage Bird – Nature Walk”

Winter White on White – Waves of Inspiration

Let’s have some fun with a number of challenges that have a clean and simple white winter theme. The Challenges: Tic Tac Toe (#193), CAS on Friday (#249), AAA Cards (#232) and bringing it all together, the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches (#502). Here is the result: Steps: Turning the sketch to the horizontalContinue reading “Winter White on White – Waves of Inspiration”

Beautifully Happy – Happy Thoughts

Welcome back!  I am playing with some of my new goodies.  The new Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration Brochure goes live tomorrow, and I am giving you a wee sneak peek! I chose the sketch and some of the inspiration photo colors from Inspired By (#218) to make my card.  I felt that theContinue reading “Beautifully Happy – Happy Thoughts”